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VfL Wolfsburg v 1. FSV Mainz 05 : Bundesliga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 31st Aug, 14:30 BST, Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg

Bo Henriksen is aiming for a vital away win in the Bundesliga on Sunday afternoon, as he takes his 1. FSV Mainz 05 side to the Volkswagen Arena to visit VfL Wolfsburg and Paul Simonis. Our aim is to give you all the tools you need to make a smart, well-informed bet on this tie, so we've delved into our extensive database and dug out the stats that will help you do exactly that. Head to head (H2H) and recent form are included, and it all goes into our algorithmic predictions. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are there to ensure you get the best price.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Wolfsburg or Mainz are in the sort of form that would leave us feeling confident in tipping a match winner, so instead we've gone for over 1.5 goals. The statistics tell us that both have form in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 80% chance of two goals or more.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Wolfsburg are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 48% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.10.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Wolfsburg
48%
2.002.10
Draw
23%
3.603.60
Mainz
28%
3.503.30
Draw 1-1
11%
7.006.50
Wolfsburg 2-1
9%
8.508.00
Wolfsburg 1-0
8%
9.008.00
Wolfsburg 2-0
7%
11.0010.00
Mainz 2-1
7%
12.0010.00
Mainz 1-0
6%
13.0010.00
Draw 2-2
6%
13.0011.00
Wolfsburg 3-1
6%
15.0013.00
Draw 0-0
5%
13.0010.00
Wolfsburg 3-0
4%
19.0015.00
Mainz 2-0
4%
19.0015.00
Wolfsburg 3-2
4%
23.0017.00
Mainz 3-1
3%
26.0019.00
Mainz 3-2
3%
29.0021.00
Wolfsburg 4-1
2%
29.0023.00
Over 2.5 Goals
58%
1.731.70
Under 2.5 Goals
42%
2.102.05
Home 1st Goal
52%
1.671.75
Away 1st Goal
46%
2.252.25
No 1st Goal
3%
13.0010.00
BTTS - Yes
60%
1.621.62
BTTS - No
40%
2.202.20
BTTS - Home Win
25%
3.753.70
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.504.33
BTTS - Away Win
16%
6.005.25
Home/draw
72%
1.291.33
Away/draw
52%
1.801.70
Home/away
77%
1.291.29
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
1.221.22
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
4.333.90
Over 3.5 Goals
36%
2.752.70
Under 3.5 Goals
64%
1.441.40
Over 4.5 Goals
19%
5.004.80
Under 4.5 Goals
81%
1.171.15
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
11.009.00
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1.051.05
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1.041.04
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
13.0010.00
Home DNB
65%
1.501.53
Away DNB
45%
2.502.38
Wolfsburg win to nil
23%
3.75-
Mainz win to nil
13%
7.00-
Wolfsburg / Wolfsburg
25%
3.203.20
Wolfsburg / Mainz
3%
29.0023.00
Wolfsburg / Draw
6%
13.0012.00
Draw / Wolfsburg
15%
5.505.25
Draw / Mainz
11%
8.007.00
Draw / Draw
14%
6.005.25
Mainz / Wolfsburg
4%
21.0019.00
Mainz / Mainz
15%
5.505.00
Mainz / Draw
6%
15.0012.00
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Win / draw / win Bundesliga table
Won
Draw
Lost
Wolfsburg
Mainz
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
St. Pauli211024 
Jan 13
May 16
Dec 20
May 2
2
Bayern110063 
May 9
Jan 10
Apr 25
Dec 13
3
E.Frankfurt110033 
Apr 11
Nov 29
Mar 21
Nov 8
4
Wolfsburg110023 
-
-
Jan 24
Aug 31
5
Augsburg110023 
Feb 21
Oct 4
Feb 7
Sep 20
6
Hoffenheim110013 
Nov 1
Mar 14
Nov 22
Apr 4
7
Union Berlin110013 
Dec 6
Apr 18
May 9
Jan 10
8
Köln110013 
Sep 13
Jan 31
l
 
0-1A
Jan 17
9
Dortmund101001 
Feb 7
Sep 21
Sep 27
Feb 14
10
B. M'gladbach101001 
Apr 25
Dec 13
Dec 6
Apr 18
11
Hamburg2011-21 
Mar 7
Oct 25
Feb 21
Oct 4
12
Leverkusen1001-10 
Nov 22
Apr 4
Oct 18
Feb 28
13
Stuttgart1001-10 
Oct 18
Feb 28
Mar 7
Oct 25
14
Mainz1001-10 
Aug 31
Jan 24
-
-
15
Heidenheim1001-20 
Jan 17
w
 
1-3F
Jan 13
May 16
16
Freiburg1001-20 
Dec 20
May 2
Apr 11
Nov 29
17
W.Bremen1001-30 
Mar 21
Nov 8
Nov 1
Mar 14
18
RB Leipzig1001-60 
Sep 27
Feb 14
Sep 13
Jan 31
Win / draw / win form
8
Wolfsburg have not won in 8 consecutive home league games
Wolfsburg 4TH
20 league games
Home
8
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Wolfsburg2 - 2Hoffenheim
Wolfsburg0 - 1Freiburg
Wolfsburg2 - 3RB Leipzig
Wolfsburg0 - 1Heidenheim
Wolfsburg1 - 1St. Pauli
Wolfsburg1 - 1VfL Bochum
Wolfsburg0 - 0Leverkusen
Wolfsburg2 - 2Holstein
Wolfsburg5 - 1B. M'gladbach
Wolfsburg1 - 3Dortmund
Wolfsburg4 - 3Mainz
Wolfsburg1 - 0Union Berlin
Wolfsburg1 - 1Augsburg
Wolfsburg2 - 4W.Bremen
Wolfsburg2 - 2Stuttgart
Wolfsburg1 - 2E.Frankfurt
Wolfsburg2 - 3Bayern
Wolfsburg1 - 3Mainz
Wolfsburg3 - 0Darmstadt
Wolfsburg1 - 0VfL Bochum
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AWolfsburg3 - 1Heidenheim
AWolfsburg1 - 0B. M'gladbach
HWolfsburg2 - 2Hoffenheim
AWolfsburg0 - 4Dortmund
HWolfsburg0 - 1Freiburg
AWolfsburg2 - 2Mainz
HWolfsburg2 - 3RB Leipzig
AWolfsburg0 - 1Union Berlin
HWolfsburg0 - 1Heidenheim
AWolfsburg0 - 1Augsburg
HWolfsburg1 - 1St. Pauli
AWolfsburg2 - 1W.Bremen
HWolfsburg1 - 1VfL Bochum
AWolfsburg2 - 1Stuttgart
HWolfsburg0 - 0Leverkusen
AWolfsburg1 - 1E.Frankfurt
HWolfsburg2 - 2Holstein
AWolfsburg2 - 3Bayern
HWolfsburg5 - 1B. M'gladbach
AWolfsburg1 - 0Hoffenheim
Mainz 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
VfL Bochum1 - 4Mainz
Bayern3 - 0Mainz
Hoffenheim2 - 0Mainz
Dortmund3 - 1Mainz
B. M'gladbach1 - 3Mainz
RB Leipzig1 - 2Mainz
Heidenheim0 - 2Mainz
W.Bremen1 - 0Mainz
Union Berlin2 - 1Mainz
Leverkusen1 - 0Mainz
E.Frankfurt1 - 3Mainz
Wolfsburg4 - 3Mainz
Holstein0 - 3Mainz
Freiburg0 - 0Mainz
St. Pauli0 - 3Mainz
Augsburg2 - 3Mainz
Stuttgart3 - 3Mainz
Wolfsburg1 - 3Mainz
Heidenheim1 - 1Mainz
Freiburg1 - 1Mainz
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HMainz0 - 1Köln
HMainz2 - 2Leverkusen
AMainz4 - 1VfL Bochum
HMainz1 - 1E.Frankfurt
AMainz0 - 3Bayern
HMainz2 - 2Wolfsburg
AMainz0 - 2Hoffenheim
HMainz1 - 1Holstein
AMainz1 - 3Dortmund
HMainz2 - 2Freiburg
AMainz3 - 1B. M'gladbach
AMainz2 - 1RB Leipzig
HMainz2 - 0St. Pauli
AMainz2 - 0Heidenheim
HMainz0 - 0Augsburg
AMainz0 - 1W.Bremen
HMainz2 - 0Stuttgart
AMainz1 - 2Union Berlin
AMainz0 - 1Leverkusen
HMainz2 - 0VfL Bochum
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Wolfsburg since 2012
Wolfsburg
Mainz
Goals: Scored
30
13
Games: Scored
11 / 13
6 / 13
Clean sheets
7 / 13
2 / 13
WOB
7
D
3
M05
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg4 - 3
1 - 3Mainz
Wolfsburg3 - 0
Wolfsburg5 - 0
2 - 3Mainz
Wolfsburg4 - 0
Wolfsburg3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Wolfsburg3 - 0
Wolfsburg3 - 0
0 - 2Mainz
League games at Mainz since 2013
Mainz
Wolfsburg
Goals: Scored
14
13
Games: Scored
9 / 13
9 / 13
Clean sheets
4 / 13
4 / 13
WOB
3
D
7
M05
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Mainz
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 3Wolfsburg
Mainz3 - 0
0 - 2Wolfsburg
0 - 1Wolfsburg
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Mainz2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Mainz2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

VfL Wolfsburg's fans will be hoping for goals on Sunday afternoon, not least because 1. FSV Mainz 05 have conceded in each of their last 12 Bundesliga matches. A PG of 1.7 for P. Simonis's side suggests that run should continue.

Wolfsburg 4th Mainz 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 83% probability that Wolfsburg will score 1 or more goals
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Mainz will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-6
Wolfsburg’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+20
Mainz have scored 20% more goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
1.8
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga - 2025/2025 season
Wolfsburg
PG (predicted goals)
Mainz
1.7
1.3
Attack rating
64%
better
WOB
M05
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Games scored1
0
Failed to score0
1
Scored first1
0
Goals scored3
0
Avg. goals scored3
0
Avg. shots per game14
7
Avg. shots per goal5
0
Conversion rate for21
0
Avg. XG for2.2
2
KickOff rating
+64%
Defence rating
8%
better
WOB
M05
view stats
Games conceded1
1
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
1
Goals conceded1
1
Avg. goals conceded1
1
Avg. shots/game conceded6
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
10
Conversion rate against17%
10%
Avg. XG against0.8
1.2
KickOff rating
+8%

Wolfsburg v Mainz Bundesliga lLine ups will show here when available.

Wolfsburg Bundesliga squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1111
K GrabaraM SvanbergP WimmerM Jenz
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Grabara GLK1
-
M Jenz DEF1
1
-
K Koulierakis DEF1
-
K Fischer DEF1
-
V Souza MID1
-
A Zehnter MID1
-
M Svanberg MID11
-
L Majer MID1
-
P Wimmer MID11
-
Y Gerhardt MID1
-
M Arnold MID11
1
-
V Cerny MID1
-
D Pejčinović FWD1
-
M Amoura FWD11
-
A Olsen FWD11
1
-
Mainz Bundesliga squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1001
R ZentnerP Nebel
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Zentner GLK1
-
A Caci DEF1
-
P Mwene DEF1
-
S Widmer  DEF1
-
D Kohr DEF1
-
D Hoof DEF1
-
D Costa DEF1
-
A Hanche-Olsen  DEF1
-
P Nebel MID1
1
N Amiri MID1
-
J Lee MID1
-
L Maloney MID1
-
K Sano MID1
-
B Hollerbach FWD1
-
A Sieb FWD1
-
N Weiper FWD1
-